World | Asia: South & Central
Trump tried to end the Cambodia-Thailand conflict. It may push Bangkok toward China.The Trump administration helped stem fighting between Thailand and Cambodia, in part by making trade negotiations contingent on peace. Now the ceasefire is falling apart 鈥 and possibly pushing Bangkok closer to China.
Pakistan helped create the Taliban. Now, their clash threatens regional security.Pakistan says the Taliban should stop a militant group that is attacking from Afghanistan. The tension erupted into conflict, now eased by a ceasefire.
Why India may be the winner from Trump鈥檚 H-1B price hikeWhen Donald Trump hiked the cost of H-1B visas, Indian professionals looked to be the hardest hit. But India may also be the beneficiary of the new pool of job seekers.
India, China look to be partners amid US tariff turmoilAs U.S. tariffs upend trade, India鈥檚 investment in ports could boost its international trade and help it keep thawing relations with rival China.
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Seeking growth, Buddhist Bhutan experiments with 鈥榤indful capitalism鈥Bhutan's pursuit of happiness instead of economic growth has drawn praise, but it is not creating enough jobs. Can mindfulness mix with capitalism?
Nepal鈥檚 Gen Z brought down a government. Will a new one meet its expectations?When governments are brought down, like Nepal鈥檚 recently was after youth-led protests, a sense of renewal abounds. But the systems that led to the frustration in the first place are harder to dismantle and rebuild.
Pakistan is sold on solar. It鈥檚 not about going green.Conventionally generated electricity in Pakistan has become very expensive, but consumers don鈥檛 have to buy it. They are adopting solar panels.
Letter from Delhi: Indian care packages caught in crossfire of tariff changesAmerica鈥檚 Indian diaspora has never been larger 鈥撀爋r more dependent on mail from home. But the end of tax exemptions聽for small parcels entering the U.S. has post offices around the world suspending service.
Indians love Pakistani TV. Pakistanis love Indian films. Why can鈥檛 they watch them?Art can help build bridges between rivals 鈥 or, in the case of India and Pakistan, to remind audiences how much culture the two nations still share. But in times of fighting, it鈥檚 often one of the first things to go.
US-Pakistan relations are the best they鈥檝e been in decades. Pakistanis aren鈥檛 thrilled.The budding U.S.-Pakistan friendship marks a seismic diplomatic shift in South Asia. But lingering distrust toward the American security establishment will color their cooperation.聽
How India鈥檚 booming comedy scene became a free speech frontierIndian comics have faced police complaints and even death threats over sets that anger right-wing vigilante groups.
As Thailand and Cambodia enter ceasefire, nationalist fervor lingers on both sidesThe ceasefire reached between Thailand and Cambodia on Monday could help hundreds of thousands of displaced people return home 鈥 but it will not end the countries鈥 long-simmering border dispute, or address the troubling precedents set during the latest bout of fighting.
Cambodia-Thailand conflict escalates, but monks and civilians provide refugeAs the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict enters its fourth day, monks, dancers, and civilians offer shelter, food, and aid to those over 168,000 people displaced.
Everest is 鈥榯he pride of the world.鈥 Locals want the world to back off a bit.The world has a fascination with Mount Everest 鈥 one that brings both money and destruction to Nepal's Himalayan region. Now, long-awaited regulations could transform how the mountain operates.
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